Al-Rabiaa

Al-Rabiaa (Arabic: الربيعة‎, also spelled al-Rabie or Rabi'a) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, west of Hama. Nearby localities include Tayzin and Matnin to the east, Kafr al-Tun to the north, Umm al-Tuyur to the northwest, Deir al-Salib to the west, Billin to the southwest, al-Muaa to the south and Kafr Buhum to the southeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rabiaa had a population of 7,508 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

This article is about the village near Hama, Syria. For the Syrian village in Latakia Governorate, see Rabia, Syria. For the suburb of Beirut, see Rabieh.
Al-Rabiaa

الربيعة

Al-Rabie
Village
Al-Rabiaa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°5′58″N 36°36′49″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,129

History

In 1838, its inhabitants were noted to be predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-23 at Archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
  3. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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